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Sabina Knight 桑稟華
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* #Chinese #Literature: A Very Short Introduction * (Oxford)
& *The Heart of Time* (Harvard)

Translator & Interpreter: En/Fr/繁中/简中/Ru
雙語 @SabinaKnight.bsky.social

Care ethicist @FairbankCenter
#PIPfellow @NCUSCR.bsky.social
Prof Emerita WLT @SmithCollege
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"This is what it means to seek God perfectly: . . . to turn aside from controversy and put away heavy loads of judgment and censorship and criticism and the whole burden of opinions I have no obligation to carry."

–– Thomas Merton, *New Seeds of Contemplation*, p. 46.
Cover of Thomas Merton's book *New Seeds of Contemplation.* The golden cover features a photo of a stalk of wheat.
November 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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* #Chinese #Literature: A Very Short Introduction* 🀄📚

* The most accessible guide to Chinese literature available––compact but textured & far-reaching.

* Serves as a window on Chinese culture from a philosophical, comparative approach.

"a marvel of economy, substance, and style."
ALT for VSI: Screenshot of an overview of Sabina Knight's book *Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction* from Oxford University Press. The book cover appears on the left, with pink at the top, red in the middle, and green at the bottom. On the right, under the title and phrase "Very Short Introductions", four bullet points suggest four of the book's virtues: * The most accessible guide to Chinese literature available--compact but textured and far-reaching * Serves as a window on Chinese culture from a philosophical, comparative approach * Introduces Chinese literary theories * Argues for the rise of literary modernity from as early as the eleventh century
November 19, 2024 at 3:06 PM
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"Short #Stories from #Taiwan" 🀄📚

My @fivebooks.com recommendations for #Chinese -language fiction in English translation.

Link: fivebooks.com/best-books/s...
"Short Stories from Taiwan." recommended by Sabina Knight (Screenshot of the brightly coloured webpage from Knight's "Five Books" listicle.) "With careful literary crafting, Taiwan's writers have told the complex story of their country since World War II. Sabina Knight, a professor at Smith College and author of *Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction*, recommends five of her favourite short story collections." Interview by Sophie Roell, Editor. The covers of Sabina's five recommended books appear at the bottom of the screenshot. In the top right of the screenshot is the cover of Sabina's *Chinese Literature VSI*. The full title and author's name appear in larger black font below the image of the cover.
April 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Merci d'avoir lu ma recension et d'avoir partagé votre appréciation.
November 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Congratulations on another major translation!
October 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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elenaexisting.bsky.social
Thanks for writing this! I especially appreciated the tour of Yu's other novels in the second half. I've only read The Seventh Day, so I found this overview to be very helpful!
October 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Let's help @harvard.edu turn the tide.

Americans can still reverse Trump's "new world order."

Recalling @bostonglobe.com's take on #Zelensky visit to the #BleakHouse.
The Oval Office dispute between Trump and Zelensky wasn’t just about Ukraine. It created a new world order. - The Boston Globe
The exchange between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Trump not only shocked the world, but also there's a good chance the botched visit changed it.
www.bostonglobe.com
April 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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#台灣 #短篇小說 集 ── 我推薦的五部傑作。🀄📚
spoem.bsky.social Sabina Knight 桑稟華 @spoem.bsky.social · Apr 15
"Short #Stories from #Taiwan" 🀄📚

My @fivebooks.com recommendations for #Chinese -language fiction in English translation.

Link: fivebooks.com/best-books/s...
"Short Stories from Taiwan." recommended by Sabina Knight (Screenshot of the brightly coloured webpage from Knight's "Five Books" listicle.) "With careful literary crafting, Taiwan's writers have told the complex story of their country since World War II. Sabina Knight, a professor at Smith College and author of *Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction*, recommends five of her favourite short story collections." Interview by Sophie Roell, Editor. The covers of Sabina's five recommended books appear at the bottom of the screenshot. In the top right of the screenshot is the cover of Sabina's *Chinese Literature VSI*. The full title and author's name appear in larger black font below the image of the cover.
April 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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"Mercurial billionaires" control X & Facebook.

The #Bluesky team, led by @jay.bsky.team, give #power to netizens.

by @chaykak.bsky.social @newyorker.com
Bluesky’s Quest to Build Nontoxic Social Media
X and Facebook are governed by the policies of mercurial billionaires. Bluesky’s C.E.O., Jay Graber, says that she wants to give power back to the user.
www.newyorker.com
April 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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"The rightwing movement against #empathy seeks to dismantle & discredit one of the essential tools for any society – our capacity to recognize & respond to #suffering. We should see the campaign against empathy . . . for what it is: a flashing red light warning of #fascist intent."
@theguardian.com
Loathe thy neighbor: Elon Musk and the Christian right are waging war on empathy
Trump’s actions are irreconcilable with Christian compassion. But an unholy alliance seeks to cast empathy as a parasitic plague
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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" #Journalists are first, but everyone else is next."

With "lawsuits against 'the enemy camp,'" #publishers, #writers & academics are first. "Doctors, teachers, accountants will be next."

" #Authoritarianism is as predictable as a Swiss train."
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social @theguardian.com
How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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I've long studied and taught #fiction from #Taiwan. ↓
spoem.bsky.social Sabina Knight 桑稟華 @spoem.bsky.social · Apr 15
"Short #Stories from #Taiwan" 🀄📚

My @fivebooks.com recommendations for #Chinese -language fiction in English translation.

Link: fivebooks.com/best-books/s...
"Short Stories from Taiwan." recommended by Sabina Knight (Screenshot of the brightly coloured webpage from Knight's "Five Books" listicle.) "With careful literary crafting, Taiwan's writers have told the complex story of their country since World War II. Sabina Knight, a professor at Smith College and author of *Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction*, recommends five of her favourite short story collections." Interview by Sophie Roell, Editor. The covers of Sabina's five recommended books appear at the bottom of the screenshot. In the top right of the screenshot is the cover of Sabina's *Chinese Literature VSI*. The full title and author's name appear in larger black font below the image of the cover.
April 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
spoem.bsky.social
"Short #Stories from #Taiwan" 🀄📚

My @fivebooks.com recommendations for #Chinese -language fiction in English translation.

Link: fivebooks.com/best-books/s...
"Short Stories from Taiwan." recommended by Sabina Knight (Screenshot of the brightly coloured webpage from Knight's "Five Books" listicle.) "With careful literary crafting, Taiwan's writers have told the complex story of their country since World War II. Sabina Knight, a professor at Smith College and author of *Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction*, recommends five of her favourite short story collections." Interview by Sophie Roell, Editor. The covers of Sabina's five recommended books appear at the bottom of the screenshot. In the top right of the screenshot is the cover of Sabina's *Chinese Literature VSI*. The full title and author's name appear in larger black font below the image of the cover.
April 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM